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kentuck

(111,052 posts)
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 03:51 PM Jul 2017

Why I think the "Russian lawyer" is lying?

She flew out of Moscow a few days after the email conversation with Don Jr's friend in Moscow. She was representing the government of Russia. Does anyone think she would fly to America to meet with Don Jr for some trivial issue? There were expectations from both sides, in my opinion. Both sides were expecting something from the meeting.

What could have been the "quid pro quos" that were exchanged? What did the Russians get in exchange for the Wikileaks emails? The RNC met in Cleveland in July and changed their platform to take out any language about retribution against Russia for the Ukraine policy? Also, the Russians were very interested in getting all the sanctions lifted against them. In my opinion, this was the information that the Russian lawyer was carrying to Donald Trump, thru his son and his surrogates.

Representatives of the Russian government have been known to lie in the face of over-whelming evidence. The Russian lawyer was not beyond those practices.

Until we know more, we have to assume that the Wikileak emails were the damaging information that the Russians were holding.



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skylucy

(3,737 posts)
2. She is absolutely LYING. She isn't even very good at it. But it will make
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 04:00 PM
Jul 2017

a good sound bite for FAUX news.

kentuck

(111,052 posts)
3. Also, did Goldstone fly back to NY so he could meet her when she arrived?
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 04:02 PM
Jul 2017

It seems I read somewhere that it was Goldstone that escorted her into Trump Tower to meet with Don Jr, Kushner, and Manafort? Did he fly from Moscow also, to set up the meeting?

kentuck

(111,052 posts)
5. I think it is now Donald's turn to give something to Putin?
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 04:24 PM
Jul 2017

Unfortunately, the sanctions have been tied up in the Congress and it would be difficult for him to lift those unilaterally.

But, if the pressure is now on him to give up something in their "quid pro quo" arrangement, we might anticipate the turnover of the Russian properties that were seized during the last days of the Obama Administration? He has to give Putin something and it is now his move.

Demsrule86

(68,456 posts)
6. The wiki leak emails and the fakes also used were the what the Russians gave Donnie in return he
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 04:34 PM
Jul 2017

lifts the sanction.

kentuck

(111,052 posts)
8. Also, if the Russian lawyer spoke no English?
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 04:45 PM
Jul 2017

And she was in the room only with Don Jr, Kushner, and Manafort, which one was the interpreter?

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